LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Fact

About Us

The Program

LPGA-USGA Girls Golf, a developmental junior golf program for girls ages 7-17, was formed to create a network for girls to learn to play golf, build friendships and sample competition in a positive and fun learning environment. The only national initiative of its kind just for girls, the program brings girls together under one umbrella, providing the opportunity to achieve success, progress in golf and establish a life-long interest in the game. Over 4,000 girls participate in LPGA-USGA Girls Golf at more than 130 sites operating at local facilities throughout the United States.

Administration

On the national level, LPGA-USGA Girls Golf, a program of The LPGA Foundation and the USGA, is administered from LPGA headquarters in Daytona Beach, Fla. The USGA, located in Colorado Springs, Colo., provides USGA staff that assists in the development and expansion of the program.

On the local level, the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program is coordinated by a site director who are LPGA and PGA professionals, USGA members, Girl Scout leaders, volunteers, moms, dads and members of local golf associations. Each program also has two boards: an adult advisory board, consisting of parents and others from the community who support girls' golf; and a junior advisory board, consisting of five girls from the different levels who assist in scheduling, preparing the newsletter and feedback on programs.

Instruction

The teaching components and curriculum for LPGA-USGA Girls Golf were developed and implemented by the LPGA T&CP membership. The USGA has developed the materials for teaching golf's rules and etiquette. The program offers a progressive learning system on the course starting from the green and moving back to the tee.

Participants are divided into five levels: